Hellenic Initiative
Environment
Greek-American Students Clean up Attica Beach
Greek-American students on Saturday conducted an underwater and beach clean-up operation at a popular Saronida beach, southeast of Athens.
According to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency, the students collected trash from the seabed and the beach as part of an initiative...
Australia
Greek-Australian Andrew Liveris Could Become Head of Second Largest Chemicals Company
Greek-Australian Andrew Liveris Chairman and chief executive officer of Dow Chemical Company could become the CEO of the second largest chemicals company in the world, if the talks about the merge between Dow Chemical and DuPont are successful.
If the...
Business
Fellowships Granted to Young Greek Professionals
Young and experienced Greek professionals will have the opportunity to work in the 20 top U.S. companies through a new fellowship program.
The program, called “Fellowship for a New Economy,” was announced by the Hellenic Initiative. Through this program, young professionals...
Australia
Glamorous Launch for ‘The Hellenic Initiative’ in Australia
More than 150 leaders of the Greek-Australian community met in Sydney last week to discuss how to mobilize Australian support for The Hellenic Initiative. Representatives from every state and the two mainland territories attended a dinner event at the Hellenic...
Australia
Gerontopoulos Meets with Greek-Australian Entrepreneurs
Greek-Australian entrepreneurs are interested in investing in Greece, as was discussed in a meeting with the Greek Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kyriakos Gerontopoulos.
Minister Gerontopoulos completed his four-day visit in Australia by meeting in Sydney with the Greek-Australian Minister...
Australia
‘The Hellenic Initiative’ Comes to Australia
“The Hellenic Initiative,” the organization created in the U.S. by Greek-Australian entrepreneur Andrew Liveris and four other businessmen to support Greece and strengthen its global reputation, is to be expanded to Australia.
The official introductory ceremony of the initiative to...
Australia
Australia Day Honors Greeks of Diaspora
Australia day is celebrated by all Australians wherever they are. On this national day, all Australians honor their country’s values that unite them as nation.
However, the majority of the indigenous Australians, also known as Aborigines, do not participate in...
Business
Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award 2014 Opens for Entries
The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award (HEA) today announced the opening of applications for its 2014 award programme. Conceived and operated by the Libra Group on behalf of The Hellenic Initiative (THI), the Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award seeks to stimulate entrepreneurial spirit...
Greece
New Democracy, SYRIZA Spar Over Golden Dawn
How to handle the neo-Nazi Golden Dawn party, whose hierarchy has been arrested on charges of running a criminal gang has pitted the ruling New Democracy Conservatives against their rival, the major opposition party Coalition of the Radical Left...
Economy
Winners of the Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award 2013 Announced
Four Greek businesses named as the first recipients of the Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award – Winners share over €500,000 in business start-up funding
The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award today announced the four winners for 2013 who will receive business start-up funding as...